If you’re editing your wardrobe or clearing out clutter, our shops really need the things you don’t. Over the past three years, donations have fallen by as much as 50% and stock in many shops has reached critically low levels.

Every single item donated makes a big difference. With the current crisis in Syria worsening, these donations are needed more than ever to help us provide emergency aid as a harsh winter approaches.

Above: A coveted geometric print coat (€15/£13), black top (€6.50/£5.50) and a leather pencil skirt (€12.50/£10.50), a top trend this season, from our Oxfam Bangor shop are examples of what you might find in your local store. We also stock men's wear and children's wear.

Here’s just some of the ways that the bag of things you bring into your local Oxfam Ireland shop and or drop into your nearest donation bank can help to change the lives of people for the better:

A bracelet sold for €3.50/£3 can buy a hygiene kit for a Syrian refugee, helping to prevent the spread of deadly diseases

A big black bag of the clothes you’ve fallen out of love with could raise €60/£50, enough to give a refugee family enough food to fight hunger for about a month

A piece of furniture that’s taking up precious space sold to a new home for £100/€120 could help provide a family who have fled Syria with a roof over their head for a month

Above: Moneera Al-Harari plays with younger relatives in the tent she shares with her family in the Za’atari camp in Jordan. She and her father, along with six brothers and sisters, left their home in Syria because of the continuous bombings and food shortages. We’re providing people in the camp with access to water and sanitation, and coordinating hygiene training to prevent the spread of life-threatening diseases. We have currently reached some 20,000 Syrian refugees with emergency latrines and recently completed shower, toilet and laundry blocks which will provide sanitation for 8,000. Anastasia Taylor-Lind/Oxfam